Effect of Stress Management Program on Psychological Distress of Cancer Patients and Caring Burden and Quality of Life of Their Caregivers during the COVID-19 Epidemic

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Cancer.
Malignant neoplasms
C00-C97

Registration Number: IRCT20180728040617N3

Lead Sponsor: Shahroud University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Caregiver and patient age at least 15 years.
No psychological disorders in the caregiver.
No drug addiction in the caregiver.
No hearing or vision impairment in the caregiver.
The caregiver should have the most contact with the patient.
Ability to access the Internet and online mass communication software.
Have the minimum ability to use smartphones and social networks.
Non-participation in other supportive interventions.
The caregiver should not be a member of the health care system.
The caregiver is a family member of the patient.
The definitive diagnosis of cancer has been made by a doctor.
The stage of the disease of each patient is known
Patients undergo chemotherapy.

Exclusion Criteria

Do not participate in the post-test.
Absence from more than two sessions in support sessions.
The reluctance of the caregiver to participate in the sessions.
Patient death during the study
Transfer the patient to other medical centers
Occurrence of stressful events (except for the usual treatment process) for the patient or caregiver

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Caregivers Caring burden. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 7 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Novak & Guest Caring Burden Questionnaire.;Caregivers Quality of Life. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 7 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Quality of Life Questionnaire SF-36.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patients' psychological distress. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 7 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Lovibond Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21).